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(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))
Byline: Sekizawa Hidehiko
The Beatles performed five times at the Budokan in central Tokyo from June 30 to July 2, 1966. Most of the 30,000 fans in the audience were members of Japan's baby boomer generation. Whether these people actually listened to the Beatles' singing is another matter, because the screaming drowned out any music emanating from the stage. I was unable to hear any of the Beatles' songs from my seat in the front row of the second level at their first performance on June 30.
Time flies. Those baby boomers who went into a frenzy over the four lads from Liverpool have reached ...